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Major Main Street water main break sends crews into overnight emergency repairs; city estimates near $7.78 million reconstruction cost
Summary
A 10-inch water main near Main Street ruptured, causing large water loss and emergency repairs. Public works staff described an extensive failure of a roughly 40-year-old pipe and a reconstruction estimate of about $7,778,000 for full intersection restoration and utility repairs.
Centerville — A large, pressurized water main failed near Main Street in an incident that prompted overnight emergency repairs and led staff to seek immediate reconstruction work under emergency procurement provisions. Public Works Director Dave Walker described the break as an "explosion" of a 10-inch pipe that left no intact section in a six-foot span and said the city lost about 1,800,000…
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